STONE III
STONE III
A Napoleon III gilt-bronze and malachite vitrine, late 19th century, the veneering possibly later
Lot Closed
January 19, 02:36 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Napoleon III gilt-bronze and malachite vitrine,
late 19th century, the veneering possibly later
the upper section with a rectangular malachite top above a cornice fitted with leaf-tip cast gilt-bronze mounts and a frieze fitted with gilt-bronze masks above a single glazed door and two smaller panels, each panel flanked by rectangular malachite columns fitted with gilt-bronze figures, the sides with glazed panels, the lower section with malachite-veneered panelled front and sides; raised on rectangular tapering legs
185cm. high, 125cm. wide, 44.5cm. deep; 6ft.⅞in., 4ft. 1¼in., 1ft. 5½in.
Please note the malachite veneering on this vitrine is possibly later.
Sotheby’s, New York, 19th Century Furniture, 13 February 1988, lot 250;
Acquired by Riki Watanabe (1911–2013);
Property of Baruto Kaito (b. 1984) from 2002;
until acquired in 2018 by the current owner;
On loan to the Kardriorg Palace and Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia until 2021 (fig.1).
Acquired by Riki Watanabe (1911–2013);
Property of Baruto Kaito (b. 1984) from 2002;
until acquired in 2018 by the current owner;
On loan to the Kardriorg Palace and Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia until 2021 (fig.1).